tires for the wifes car?

So the wifes car needs some new tires, and tires from wally world wont quite cut it on her car.

Because while I drive a pos, she drives a SRT-4 with a few goodies.(ie overpowered FWD, it has ABS but no TC) Her last set was the falken 912s and before that she had the 512s, both were good in dry/damp, and ok in wet but not acceptable in snow at all

So what should we look at? Would be nice if they lasted closer to 50xxxx, were good in dry/wet and ok in the snow

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=g-Force+Super+Sport+A%2FS&vehicleSearch=true&partnum=05WR7GFAS&fromCompare1=yes&place=28&speed_rating=T&speed_rating=U&speed_rating=H&speed_rating=V&speed_rating=Z&speed_rating=W&speed_rating=Y&speed_rating=(Y)&minSpeedRating=T

Either those, or the tires it came with originally would be my vote.

I had Kumho ECSTA ASX tires on my Volvo 740 Turbo, and they're my current recommendation for anyone shopping for a performance all-season. An SRT4 has more grunt than the Volvo, but they were pretty grippy in the dry and had excellent wet traction, too. On my recommendation a friend put some on his 1999 Honda Civic Si and loved them in Northern Virginia, they even fared well in the snow, he says.

And they're pretty bargain priced. I doubt you'll get 50k miles out of 'em, but they're cheap enough that you can justify the higher wear rate. I personally doubt I'd ever get more than 20k out of any tire on an SRT4, but I drive like a jackass.

the last 2 sets were gone by 15 or 20K

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+1 on the Kumho ASX's ... Had them on the wifes car (protege5) and they rocked... Can't wait to put them on her new Legacy 2.5gt ... the factory rubber just isn't up to it!

I always recommend Flaken Azenis RT-615s now. Then buy her some winter tires for the ice and snow. All seasons aren't good in snow and ice and aren't as good as summer-only tires any other time.

It's basically like the El Camino. It's not really that good of a car, but it's not really that good of a truck either. If you need both, buy two vehicles.

+1 on the 2 sets of tires. Rt615's are the best street-tire for 3-season driving and some motorsports hooliganism. Plenty of good snow/winter tires out there as well (Blizzaks, Ice Bears).

If you can only have one though I like the Toyo Proxes TPT. I have those on the P71 and they perform as well as the 512/912's in the dry and better in the wet and aren't that bad in snow (though I do have a ton of weight over my drive wheels). Last a long time too.

I've heard the FK452 Falken's are worth a look, I think our own Black Stig here uses them as drift tires on his Bullitt.

I've bought and liked Kumho ASX's. never tried in the snow, but a terrific street tire in dry and rain.

I have a set of Nexen N5000 on the girlfriends car. They are cheap to buy new and cheaper used. I think the 205/16/45 are to the tune of $60ish per tire new.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/475/

I don't know if they make the 5000 anymore but there should be something equivalent.

Supposedly there is a 60,000 mile warranty. I bought them used about 20,000 miles ago and have not noticed any real wear. Pretty good grip and do well in the rain. No idea about the snow.

All-season tires is an oxymoron. I have Kumho SPT's for three seasons, the fourth are Blizzaks. Just for fun, the other day after install ing the Blizzaks, it had snowed lightly, the wet slippery kind, I went for a ride. It was like I was on dry pavement, cruising at 55-60 when everyone else on their all seasons were doing 35-40. Nothing like four snow tires in the winter.

The answer is always Falken Azenis.